Friday, 24 June 2022

4*Great-Grandfather John McLellan

John McLellan

born 1769

Biography

John McLellan was born about 1769 , he married Mary Scott (born 1769) in 1794, and they had three children:
John McLellan (born 1795)
Alexander McLellan (1796 to 1869)
Janet McLellan (1797 to 1871)
In his lifetime John was a carrier, and a sheriff officer
John's occupations are extracted from the death records of his son Alexander and daughter Janet.

Timeline

1769: John's Birth -
John McLellan, the child of unknown parents, was born about 1769. [1]
John's date of birth is based on the assumption that he was age 25 when he married Mary Scott in 1794.
1794: John's Marriage - Lanarkshire, Scotland
John married Mary Scott on Sunday, November 30th 1794, in Hamilton, after proclamation for two days, 16th and 23rd November 1794. Mary was the daughter of unknown father and. John and Mary lived in Hamilton. [1]
The 16th is the date of the first proclamation, marriage date was sometime after the second proclamation on the 23rd November, assuming seven days.
1795: Birth of Son - Lanarkshire, Scotland
John McLellan, John McLellan and wife Mary Scott's first child and first son, was born Tuesday, May 19th 1795, in Hamilton. John was subsequently baptized in Hamilton on Friday, May 29th 1795. [2]
1796: Birth of Son - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander McLellan, John McLellan and wife Mary Scott's second child and second son, was born Sunday, June 12th 1796, in Hamilton. Alexander was subsequently baptized in Hamilton on Monday, June 20th 1796. [3]
1797: Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet McLellan, John McLellan and wife Margaret Scott's third child and only daughter, was born Saturday, December 23rd 1797, in Hamilton. Janet was subsequently baptized in Hamilton on Sunday, December 31st 1797. [4]

Sources

  1. Old Parish Marriage Register Entry for John McLellan and Mary Scott, 30 Nov 1794. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Marriages: 1794 RD: 647/ 30 (Hamilton), Page: 416 of 523, Entry: 4). Primary source, accessed 19 Aug 2020
  2. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for John McLellan, 19 May 1795. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1795 RD: 647/30 (Hamilton), Page: 190 of 523, Entry: 3). Primary source, accessed 13 Aug 2020
  3. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for Alexander McLellan, 12 Jun 1796. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1796 RD: 647/00 0030 192 (Hamilton), Page: 192, Entry: 7). Primary source, accessed 5 Jun 2015
  4. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for Janet McLellan, 23 Dec 1797. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1797 RD: 647/30 (Hamilton), Page: 194 of 523, Entry: 16). Primary source, accessed 2020